U.S. Education Secretary Continues 'Courage in the Classroom' Bus Tour in the Northeast to Honor Nation's Teachers

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will make stops in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine on his back to school bus tour to hold conversations with and honor America’s teachers on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 30-31.

Duncan will also hold press conferences in Albany and Springfield to celebrate New York and Massachusetts' success in the second phase of the Race To The Top competition.

Throughout the bus tour, Duncan will be visiting classrooms that are breaking ground in closing the achievement gap, early education, school nutrition and safety and teacher recruitment. Duncan will be joined by public school teachers now serving as U.S. Department of Education teaching fellows as well as local leaders. All events are open press.

2–3:30 p.m.
School Safety Roundtable
King Middle School
92 Deering Ave.
Portland, Maine
Secretary Duncan will be joined by Deputy Director of Demand Reduction David Mineta of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

2:05 p.m.
Tour of three Expeditionary Learning Projects with students and teachers

2:15 p.m.
Roundtable discussion on school safety with teachers, community members, parents, local school board members and school administrators, Superintendent James Morse and Principal Mike McCarthy